California
Central Coast
Santa Cruz County

Empire Cave

Empire Cave is a cave in , , . Access is restricted and requires permission. Empire Cave is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Cave
  • Also known as: “Porter Caves”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include UC Santa Cruz and Rachel Carson College.

University
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant research university in , United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. is situated 1,600 feet north of Empire Cave.

College
Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a residential college at the . Named in honor of conservationist Rachel Carson, it is on the west side of campus, north of and southeast of Porter College. is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Empire Cave.

College
Photo: Szyslak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a residential college at the . It is on the southwestern corner of the campus, south of and east of the Family Student Housing complex. is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Empire Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paradise Park and Pasatiempo.

Village
is a census-designated place in , . sits at an elevation of 92 feet. The 2020 United States census reported 's population was 367, which is down from 389 people in the 2010 census. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Empire Cave.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States, located along State Route 17 between and . is situated 2½ miles east of Empire Cave.

Photo: Don DeBold, CC BY 2.0.
is a coastal city in , at the north end of in , about 40 miles south of and 75 miles south of .

Empire Cave

Latitude
36.9963° or 36° 59′ 47″ north
Longitude
-122.06878° or 122° 4′ 8″ west
Open location code
848VXWWJ+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 575486175
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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